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salad

sa·lad

UK/ˈsæl.əd/ US/ˈsæl.ɪd/ common

noun

1.

food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

Origin

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salade, from Old French salade, borrowed from Northern Italian salada, salata (compare insalata), from Vulgar Latin *salāta, from *salāre, from Latin saliō, from sal (“salt”). Vegetables were seasoned with brine or salty oil-and-vinegar dressings during Roman times.

Phrases

  • angry fruit salad
  • cabbage salad
  • chef's salad
  • chicken salad air
  • combination salad
  • composed salad
  • Cæsar salad
  • dinner salad

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